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	Name	NIKFAR Amin Abrahim Paul
	NOC	Iran	Date of Birth	02 JAN 1981
	Residence		Gender	Male
	Height	193 cm	Weight	146 kg
	Discipline	Athletics

Athletics

Result
Date	Time	Event	Phase	Results
Date	Time	Event	Phase	Rank	Time	Record
02 OCT 2014	20:30	Men's Shot Put Final	Final	4	19.02

Competition Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Games
5	Shot Put	2010	Guangzhou, CHN	19.08
Olympic Games
32	Shot Put	2012	London, GBR	18.62
	Shot Put	2008	Beijing, CHN	NoM
World Championships
23	Shot Put	2011	Daegu, KOR	19.18

Detailed Information

Biography
Nickname	Tiny (foxsports.com, 02 Aug 2012)
Higher education	University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Languages Spoken	English
Additional Information	General USA TO IRAN He was born and raised in the United States, but was not strong enough to contend for a spot on the US Olympic team. His father is from Iran, and put him in contact with the country's Olympic Committee. He gained Iranian citizenship and was able to represent his new country at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (yusufuqdah.com, 01 Jul 2012) FURTHER EDUCATION He obtained a master's degree in education at the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ, United States. (nauathletics.com, 26 Jul 2012) COACH He coached the Northern Arizona University track and field team. (calbears.com, 2008) Social Media Hear more from the athlete via their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.